is a retired Japanese racing driver; the son of
Satoru Nakajima and the younger brother of
Kazuki Nakajima, both of whom have driven in
Formula One
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.
Career
Having started his career in go-karts on the Japanese circuit, Nakajima moved into single-seaters in 2007, competing in the Japanese Formula Challenge series. He finished fifth overall in the championship with four wins, which was won by 2008
Macau Grand Prix
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winner
Keisuke Kunimoto
, also known as Lee Kyung-woo () is a Japanese/Zainichi Koreans, Zainichi Korean Auto racing, race car driver who raced with a Japanese racing license.
His mother is Japanese. His father, Yoshihiro Lee (李好廣、이호광 ''Lee Ho-gwang''), ...
. He graduated into
All-Japan Formula Three in 2008, with Toda Racing, finishing ninth overall. Having tested with
Räikkönen Robertson Racing over the 2008 offseason, Nakajima joined them for a
2009 campaign in the
British Formula 3 Championship. Nakajima finished seventh in the championship standings, with his best result of second coming at
Silverstone
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in August, having started from pole position. He remained with the team for the
2010 season, but failed to improve on his rookie form and returned to Japan for 2011, competing in
Formula Nippon with his
father's team.
Nakajima retired from racing at the end of the
2019 Super GT Series and has since maintained a low profile.
Racing record
Career summary
Complete Formula Nippon/Super Formula results
(
key)
Complete Super GT results
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
References
External links
*
Nakajima's profile on the official British F3 website
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1989 births
Japanese racing drivers
Living people
British Formula Three Championship drivers
Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers
Formula Nippon drivers
Sportspeople from Okazaki, Aichi
Racing drivers from Aichi Prefecture
Super Formula drivers
21st-century Japanese sportsmen
Formula Challenge Japan drivers
Mugen Motorsports drivers
Double R Racing drivers
Nakajima Racing drivers